Mosquito Buster

Prof. Madya Dr. Mohd Azree Bin Idris

Department of Mechanical Engineering, UNITEN

Mosquito Buster

Mosquito Buster

Fogging

A health ministry worker fumigates for Aedes aegypti mosquitoes where carnival celebrations will be held in Panama City, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016. Authorities announced on Monday that 50 cases of the Zika virus infection have been detected in Panama's sparsely populated Guna Yala indigenous area along the Caribbean coast. The Aedes aegypti mosquito is vector for the spread of the Zika virus. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

Mosquitoes Control Methods

Mosquitoes Control Methods

Mosquitoes Control Methods

Chemical Methods

Spatial Repellent

Mosquito repellent is a chemical acting in vapor phase and causes mosquitoes to move away from the chemical source (Hocking, 1965).

Spatial means space (Shreck et. al, 1970).

Spatial repellent – chemicals that act over considerable distance in vapor phase to prevent mosquito vectors from biting human by making the treated space unattractive for them.

Second largest research award at Notre Dame fights malaria and dengue fever

University of Notre Dame biologists Nicole Achee and Neil Lobo are leaders of an international $23 million research grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Achee and Lobo, co-principal investigators and research associate professors in the Department of Biological Sciences, are members of the Eck Institute for Global Health. Their project, titled “Spatial Repellent Products for Control of Vector-borne Diseases,” will measure the benefit of using a spatial repellent product to prevent human infections with malaria parasites and dengue virus, transmitted to humans by multiple Anopheles species.

Nicole Achee

Dengue Cases in UNITEN

UNITEN on Dengue Hotspot List

UNITEN out of Dengue Hotspot List

Unipark Condo on Dengue Hotspot List

Unipark Condo out of Dengue Hotspot List

Mosquito Buster

Repellent 1 L in 10 L of water

Vapor generator

Repellent 100 mL in 10 L water every 4 hours

Effective coverage area

UNITEN

Effective Coverage Area

Unipark Condo

Collaboration with Kementerian Kesihatan

- UNITEN - research and development of Mosquito Buster

- KKM - 5 February 2016 – Briefing to KKM on Mosquito Buster. Bilik Mesyuarat Stegomyia, Sektor Penyakit Bawaan Vektor, Bahagian Kawalan Penyakit, Aras 4, Blok E10, Kompleks E.

- Attendees: Institute of Medical Research, Jabatan Kesihatan Negeri Selangor, Jabatan Kesihatan Wilayah Persekutuan, Pusat Kesihatan Daerah Sepang, Unit Pengurusan Belanjawan Vektor KKM, dan Jabatan Kerajaan Tempatan Kementerian Kesejahteraan Bandar

- To collaborate with IMR on further studies of Mosquito Buster

- To work with Pejabat Kesihatan Daerah Sepang on implementation of Mosquito Buster in Hotspot areas.

Meeting with Jabatan Kerajaan Tempatan

- 10 October 2016 – Meeting to discuss the effectiveness of insect solar trap.

- Attendees: Bahagian Kawalan Penyakit KKM, Institute of Medical Research, Jabatan Kerajaan Tempatan Kementerian Kesejahteraan Bandar, Universiti Malaya, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Universiti Tenaga Nasional.

- Need to have further study on the effectiveness of insect solar trap

Conclusion

- Mosquito Buster uses spatial repellency approach to tackle dengue problem.

- Able to lift areas from the hotspot list.

- New method in controlling dengue